Louis XV Wall Decorations
LOUIS XV STYLE
The style of 18th-century French furniture was guided by the court. When Louis XV, who reigned from 1715–74, focused royal life on the smaller salons of Versailles rather than its grand chambers, it transformed the aesthetics away from the imposing and angular furniture that characterized the style of Louis XIV. A broader focus on comfort and more delicate forms define antique Louis XV furniture, with nature-inspired carvings, wood inlays, curved cabriole legs, asymmetrical shapes and rounded oval seat backs. The furnishings changed throughout the king’s life, as he ascended to the throne as a child and then grew to establish his own tastes.
Pieces like the bergère, an upholstered armchair with a wide cushion that fit the flowing dresses in fashion at the time, reflected this more informal court. Introduced at the start of Louis XV’s reign, bergère chairs in this style were deeper and broader than other chairs of the period.
Louis XV tapestries and carpets tended to be floral and colorful, and design elements were borrowed from Asia. Dutch-born cabinetmaker Bernard van Risenburgh brought lacquer techniques influenced by Japan and China into his luxuriously made furniture. Along with its fine details, the furniture of the era also featured new innovations including mechanical devices. Jean François Oeben, a royal cabinetmaker, created such intricate pieces as a mechanical table for Madame de Pompadour, Louis XV’s mistress. It involved a sliding top and a writing surface that extended from its marquetry panels.
During the later years of Louis XV’s reign, there was a shift from the ostentatious rocaille style, part of the exuberantly decorative Rococo movement in Europe for which designers such as Nicolas Pineau and Juste-Aurèle Meissonier are known. The style under Louis XVI would return to boxier forms, but with a neoclassical touch inspired by the ancient world.
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Style: Louis XV
Pair of Louis XV Style Painted Wall Shelves
Located in Houston, TX
A 20th century carved wall shelves, each with one-drawer and lovely hand painted floral detail.
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20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
18th Century Allegorical Paintings in Gilt Frame after C. Van Loo, Set of Four
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in Dallas, TX
Bring the charm of the French high Society into your home with this beautiful suite of antique paintings. Crafted in France, circa 1760, each oil on canvas composition depicts child-like figures practicing the fine arts of painting, music, sculpture and architecture in the manner of Charles Van Loo. Each artwork is set inside the original, carved gilt wood frame. The allegory paintings are in excellent condition with wonderful details and rich colors.
The quality of the present works sets them apart from the numerous studio versions of a set of paintings commissioned by Madame de Pompadour and executed by Carle van Loo...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Three 18th Century Engravings of Fountains at Versailles Gardens by A. Aveline
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
Three small 18th century engravings of fountains at the gardens of Versailles by renowned Parisian engraver Antoine Aveline. All three are pr...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Interior Print
Located in New York, NY
A print featuring a charming dining room decorated in the Louis XV style, matted and finished in a gilt wood frame.
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20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Late 18th-Early 19th Century Handwoven Hunt Tapestry from Brussels
Located in Dallas, TX
Hang this exceptional, important handwoven tapestry from Belgium in a living room or a staircase. The colorful "Chasse a Courre" tapestry (chasin...
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Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Tapestry
Pair of French 1760s Louis XV Period Walnut Wall Brackets with Rocailles Motifs
Located in Atlanta, GA
A pair of French Louis XV period mid-18th century walnut wall brackets from Lyon with Rocailles motifs. Created in Lyon during the third quarter of the 18th century, each of this pai...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
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Walnut
Pair of French 18th Century Old Master Style Drawings in Trompe l'Oeil
Located in Essex, MA
Pair of French School drawings in 18th century style. Hand drawn in Old Master Technique. Boucher School style
Pair of Trompe l'Oeil Three-drop Panel...
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20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
French 19th Century Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Ebonized Wood Wall Barometer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine French 19th century Louis XV style gilt-bronze and ebonized wood wall-mounting barometer - thermometer by Molteni Frères. The elongated ebonized body surmounted with gilt-bron...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Early 20th Century French Louis XV Carved Painted Wall Hanging Bracket
Located in Dallas, TX
Place a vase or a bust on this elegant antique wall hanging bracket. Crafted in France, circa 1920, the bombe front console table features a cente...
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Early 20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Oak
Pair of Louis XV Style Wall Brackets
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This stylish pair of Italian Louis XV style wall brackets are hand carved wood with a silver leaf finish.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver Leaf
Early 18th Century French Tapestry ( 7' x 7'8" - 213 x 233 cm )
Located in New York, NY
In the style of Francois Boucher (mid-18th century)
Structure and materials:
Warp: wool, natural, tan, Z-3-S, 19-20/in
Weft: wool, Z-2-S, 50-60/in silk, Z-2-S, 50-100/in
Description:...
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1720s French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Important 18th Century French Horn and Gilt Bronze Bracket Clock Signed Marchand
Located in Rome, IT
An early Louis XV green stained horn and gilt bronze-mounted bracket clock,
the clock second quarter of 18th century, the dial inscribed 'Causard Her du Roy a l...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
North Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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An allegory of the love
Omnia vincit amor...
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18th Century Italian Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Ornately Carved Distressed Painted Wall Brackets
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Elegant pair of ornately carved wall brackets having a chippy off-white and natural patina.
Mark on back reads Design Source, 1999.
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1990s American Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Composition
Curiosity Watercolor "Enema" in the style of 18th Cenutury
Located in Marseille, FR
The enema of Louis XVI style amazing subject treated to the watercolor erotica or curiosa in the style of the 18th century illegible signature.
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Early 20th Century European Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Louis XV Style Painted and Gilt Trumeau Mirror
Located in Vero Beach, FL
French Louis XV style painted and gilt Trumeau mirror
19th century Louis XV style elegant French Trumeau wall panel with original glass plate and period 18th century French oil pain...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
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Canvas, Mercury Glass
Amazing 19th Century French Antique Gilt Wooden Frame Wall Mirror with Bracket
Located in Lisse, NL
Louis Quinze style wall mirror with beautiful, hand carved details.
If this beautifully handcrafted mirror is the right style to fit your interior and the size is correct for your n...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Mirror, Wood
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burl wood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
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18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Italian Florentine Style Giltwood Wall Bracket
Located in Sheffield, MA
Ornate Italian Florentine giltwood hand carved wall bracket. With feather plume motif.
Category
20th Century Italian Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Vintage Turkish Silk Hereke Carpet Tapestry with Metallic Threads
Located in Dallas, TX
77153 Vintage Turkish Silk Metallic Souf Hereke Tapestry, 01'11 x 02'08. Turkish Silk Metallic Souf Hereke Tapestries are exquisite masterpieces blending silk's luxurious elegance with the shimmering allure of metallic threads, originating from Turkey's renowned town of Hereke and crafted through traditional techniques passed down through generations. They boast intricate designs inspired by Turkish cultural heritage, featuring elaborate floral patterns, geometric shapes, and motifs symbolizing wealth, prosperity, and spirituality. The addition of metallic threads like gold or silver enhances their opulence, creating a radiant glow that mesmerizes viewers. Highly prized for their craftsmanship and historical significance, these tapestries adorn palaces, museums, and private residences, serving as cherished heirlooms and symbols of luxury and refinement, embodying the essence of Turkish culture and inviting admiration from all who encounter them.
In a graceful homage to Louis XIV style, this hand-knotted Turkish silk metallic souf Hereke prayer rug...
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Mid-20th Century Turkish Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Silver
18th C. Hand Carved Wood Walnut Panetiere Cupboard Wall mount Cabinet Bread Box
Located in West Hollywood, CA
18th century exquisite Louis XV panetiere
Originally used to store French baguettes or long loaves of bread, panetieres were meant to sit on a petrin (dough chest...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Metal
18th Century Painting Showing Figures in a Landscape Attributed to Pater
By Jean-Baptiste Pater
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A romantic 18th century oil painting on canvas depicting two young couples in an idyllic landscape, the figures sitting by a stream beside a garden folly, their pets with them. The two men serenade the women with their stringed instruments. The subject matter and style of painting...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Pair of Three-Light Gilt Bronze French Louis XV Style Appliques
Located in IT
Important pair of gilt bronze three-light wall appliques finely chiseled with rich rocaille decoration of foliage stylized.
Style Louis XV, late 19th century.
These appliques are s...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Bronze
Engravings Representing Le Chateau De Blois Engraved Par Skelton
By Skelton
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Engravings representing Le Chateau De Blois engraved Par Skelton and edited by the Musée du Louvres.
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20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of French 19 Century Aubusson Floral Tapestry Entre Fenetres
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of French Aubusson tapestries woven in the mid-19th century. Originally intended to hang between windows in a formal French salon, but today could be hung on walls anywhere. W...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Louis XV Style Woodwork Manner Stucco Panel, 1970s
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Louis XV style rectangular stucco wood panel with a oval shaped central hole surrounding by carved ornament such as flowers, foliage, scrolls, acanthus leaves ; in the upper central ...
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Late 20th Century European Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Stucco
French 18th Century Louis XV Period Pewter Lavabo Mounted on Walnut Stand
Located in Atlanta, GA
A French Louis XV period pewter lavabo on walnut stand from the 18th century, with hand-carved shell motifs and volutes. Born in France during the reign ...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Pewter
French 18th Century Oil on Canvas Mother and Twin Babies Fecundity after Lemoyne
By François Lemoyne
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine French 18th century oil on canvas "Fecundity" After Francois Lemoyne (French, 1688-1737) Depicting a young mother holding her twin her infant babies on her arms, within a...
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Early 1800s French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century French Diorama of Christ Church Oxford
Located in Stamford, CT
Charming 18th century French diorama with hand colored copper plate engraving. In original shadowbox with gold leaf ripple frame. Though titled on the r...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
English Engraving from the 19th Century by John Jones
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
English Engraving from the 19th century by John Jones. The portrait of James Fose after Sir Joshua Reynolds, 1792.
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1790s French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Carle Van Loo, La Halte De Chasse Oil on Canvas, 19th Century French School
By Charles-André van Loo
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
After Carle Van Loo, La halte de chasse (1737) (in english « The hunting halt »).
Large oil on canvas with a black lacquered frame with gilt molded hi...
Category
19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
French Louis XV Gilt Carved Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XV style (18/19th Century) large gilt wall plaque with cupid heads and sunburst center.
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Louis XV Style Boiserie Panel with Oil Painting
Located in Birmingham, AL
Rare and beautiful antique French carved parcel-gilt and painted boiseries panel with oil painting on board, once part of an entire boiseries (French wooden paneled room...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
18th Century French Provincial Miniature Armoire
Located in Winter Park, FL
An 18th Century French Provincial miniature sample armoire from the Burgundy region. Made of walnut and burl of oak with pine as a secondary wood. A rare early armoire, nicely crafted with subtle carved details and beautiful wood grain to the burl panels. Bottom dovetailed drawer is lined with tin compartments. Original brass hardware. Lock and keys in working condition. Waxed patina. Hooks have been added so that it may be hung as a small wall cabinet...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
French 19th Century Carved White Marble Allegorical Garden Fountain with Putti
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine and charming French 19th century carved white marble allegorical garden fountain group of two playful putti seated on a rocky outcrop with an upturned amphora supporting a stylized fish, drilled for water, together with a Rosso Verona marble "D" shell-shaped scalloped basin...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
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Marble
18th Century French Aubusson Pastoral Scene Tapestry Titled "Le Repas Champetre"
Located in Dallas, TX
This elegant, antique tapestry was handwoven in the city of Aubusson, France, circa 1750. The iconic tapestry, "The Pastoral Meal" with foliage decor on both sides, features a joyous pastoral scene in the manner of David Teniers, with people eating and chatting around a wooden table and benches. There is also two people dancing with a flute player, and a dog asking for leftover food. The wall hanging tapestry with its original border, is in excellent condition and has a rich colors in the soft blue, beige and green palette. A new canvas backing was added for protection.
The Aubusson tapestry manufacture of the 17th and 18th century managed to compete with the royal manufacture of Gobelins tapestry and the privileged position of Beauvais tapestry. Tapestry manufacture at Aubusson, in the upper valley of the Creuse in central France, may have developed from looms in isolated family workshops established by Flemings that are noted in documents from the 16th century.
Typically, Aubusson tapestries depended on engravings as a design source or the full-scale cartoons from which the low-warp tapestry-weavers worked. As with Flemish and Parisian tapestries...
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Mid-18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
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Tapestry
Antique European Tapestry
Located in New York, NY
An antique European tapestry from the first quarter of the 20th century.
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1910s English Vintage Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
French Engraving, "Le Premier Pas a la Fortune" in Gilded Frame
Located in Pembroke, MA
French engraving in a 19th century entitled "Le Premier Pas A La Fortune" on hand-laid paper with a decorative giltwood frame. A charming double-entendre scene of seduction. Du Bois ...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood, Paper
Pair of French Louis XV Style Chinoiserie Paintings in the Manner of Pillement
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in New York, NY
Pair of twentieth century Louis XV style oil on celadon canvas pilaster paintings depicting Chinoiserie genre scenes in the style of Jean Pillement.
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20th Century French Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Detailed 18th Century Style Framed Pastel Bouquet Drawing
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Detailed 18th century style framed pastel bouquet drawing. Intricate burlwood and ebonized wood period frame. Very decorative.
Category
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Cane
Framed French Hand Painted Porcelain Plaque of Marie Antoinette By T&V Limoges
By T&V Limoges
Located in Swedesboro, NJ
Frame Dimensions: Height: 13 3/4 in Width: 10 in Depth: 1 in
Plaque Dimensions: Height: 7 1/2 in Width: 5 1/2 in
This antique, turn of the century French porcelain plaque of Marie...
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19th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Oil on Canvas, Follower of Karel Van Falens, Flemish School
Located in CRÉTEIL, FR
Beautiful oil on canvas entitled "Halt of hunters" Flemish school, attributed to a follower of KAREL VAN FALENS (Antwerp 1683 - Paris 1733).
Period : 19t...
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19th Century Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
18th Century French Abusson Tapestry
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
A luxurious 18th century Aubusson tapestry, depicting a rural landscape in which three shepherds watch helplessly as one of their lambs is carried off by an opportunistic wolf. Hand-...
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18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
"The Zodiac and Eclyptics" French Engraved 18th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This interesting and rare 18th Century astronomy print represents an eclipse of the Sun and one of the Moon.
Entitled " The Zodiac and Eclyptics", it explains what the Zodiac is and its main uses. The french texts develop numerous observations on the Zodiac.
In the centre we find the illustrations of the different eclipses.
The text and the drawing are surrounded by an engraved frame made up of various plants and shell motifs but also of scientific objects...
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Early 18th Century French Antique Louis XV Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Louis Xv wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Louis XV wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the Early 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, building and garden elements, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Louis XV wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, and France pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,800 and tops out at $47,500 while the average work can sell for $12,850.
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